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Conservation and Restoration of the Tokyo National Museum Collection

  • Image of "Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons (detail)By Wang Gang, China, Qing dynasty, 18th century"

    Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons (detail)
    By Wang Gang, China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

    Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan) Thematic Exhibition Room
    March 23, 2021 (Tue) - April 18, 2021 (Sun)

    The Museum exhibits and conserves cultural properties, passing them down to future generations. To fulfill these goals, we practice conservation activities under three principles: (1) preventive conservation, in which different environments such as storage spaces and galleries are made suitable for the objects; (2) analyses of the objects’ conditions and the environments in which they are kept; and (3) interventive conservation, which ranges from emergency treatments to extensive repairs.

    This exhibition features recently restored objects in order to share the Museum’s conservation activities with the public. It aims to deepen understanding of the Museum’s activities and the restoration of cultural properties, as well as the cultural and historical backgrounds of these properties.
     

 Major works in this exhibition
* Works listed below are in the TNM Collection unless otherwise indicated.
 Major works in this exhibition
* Works listed below are in the TNM Collection unless otherwise indicated.
Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons, By Wang Gang, China, Qing dynasty, 18th century
The Monk Xuanzang, Kamakura - Nanbokucho period, 14th century, Previously owned by Yamamoto Tatsuo
Box with Figures, Jingdezhen ware, China, Ming dynasty, Wanli era (Gift of Mrs. Yokogawa Shizue)
Bronze Bell (Dōtaku), Found in Tsu City, Mie, Yayoi period, 1st–3rd century

 

Pamphlet

Conservation and Restoration of the Tokyo National Museum Collection
Conservation and Restoration of the Tokyo National Museum Collection

The pamphlet is also distributed at the information desk of the Heiseikan during the thematic exhibition period.
*In Japanese

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